Five Civilians, Including Two Children, Injured by Houthi Sniping and Shelling in Taiz

Five civilians, including two children, were injured on Monday due to sniping and artillery shelling attacks carried out by the Houthi terrorist militia in various areas of Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen.

Local and human rights sources stated that the injuries occurred in the areas of Al-Thalathin, Al-Ashqab, Oseifra, and Al-Arba'een. The victims included civilians who were subjected to direct gunfire and shrapnel from shells, among them children and women.

According to the sources, Omar Khalid Abdullah Ali, 24, from Al-Muthaffar area, was shot in his left leg by snipers in Al-Thalathin area. Abdulqawi Ali Abdullah Ahmed, 40, from Sabr Al-Mawadim, was injured in his left leg in Al-Ashqab area.

Additionally, the child Bassam Sadiq Farhan, 13, sustained shrapnel injuries to his right leg in Oseifra area, and Asmaa Abdo Ali Qaid Ahmed, 16, was hit by shrapnel in the right side of her chest in Al-Arba'een area.

The injured also included Wijdana Saeed Ahmed Abubakr, 36, from Amad area, who suffered a ricochet gunshot wound to the left side of her face, with shrapnel lodging in her throat, also in Al-Arba'een area.

These injuries are part of ongoing attacks targeting residential areas in Taiz Governorate, where civilians face the dangers of sniping, shelling, and gunfire in several fronts and areas surrounding the city.